5/17/2009

Owning Mahowny (2003)

Based on a true story.
"You've got a gambling problem, right?"
"I've got a financial problem. A shortfall."

Take one seemingly unassuming man -- Dan Mahowny (Philip Seymour Hoffman) -- with a gambling problem plus access to millions of dollars because of his job as a banker. What do you get? The biggest case of bank fraud perpetrated by a single person in Canadian history.

Also appearing are Minnie Driver as Mahowny's girlfriend; Maury Chaykin as Mahowny's bookie; John Hurt as the astute casino manager.

Directed by Richard Kwietniowski.

Run time: 1 hour, 44 minutes

Rated R for language and some sexuality.

My personal rating: B

No comments: